Regulatory approval for Meta's WhatsApp, to more than double the number of users of its payments service in India to 100 million
TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2022
Elon Musk Offers To Buy Twitter For $41bn To ‘Unlock’ Potential
Hostile takeover? World's richest man Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter for $41 billion, and promises to “unlock” its “extraordinary potential”
Judge Slashes Tesla Payout To Black Worker
Court ruling in San Francisco means Tesla will only have to pay out $15 million to black worker, instead of the $137 million jury award
Openreach Hits Quarter Mark, On Way To 25 Million Full Fibre Build
More than seven million homes and premises in the United Kingdom can now enjoy full fibre broadband goodness, Openreach confirms
Google To Invest $9.5 Billion In US Offices, Data Centres In 2022
CEO Sundar Pichai confirms hefty spending plans for Google in 2022 in the United States, which includes new offices and data centres
Russian Users Sue Netflix For Market Withdraw – Report
Disgruntled Netflix users in Russia have launched a class action lawsuit against streaming giant for leaving the Russian market
Cloud Security firm Barrracuda Networks Acquired For $4 Billion
Cybersecurity firm Barracuda Networks has been acquired by investment firm KKR, from its private equity group owner Thoma Bravo
Investor Sues Elon Musk Over Late Share Disclosure
Twitter shareholder sues Elon Musk for failing to disclose his substantial stake in a timely manner, which impacted platform's share price
Cruise Denies Its Autonomous Car Sought To Evade Police
No headlights. Police in San Francisco pull over self-driving car operated by Cruise, but it proceeded to drives off down the street
Ukraine, ESET Foil Cyberattack On Energy Grid
Russian cyber offensive? Ukraine government and ESET confirm Russian GRU attempted to hack Ukraine's energy grid last week
Nokia To Withdraw Completely From Russian Market
Ukraine consequence. Finnish telecoms giant Nokia announces total withdrawal from Russian market, affecting 2,000 local jobs
Two iPhone Factories In China Suspend Production
Surging Covid-19 infections and strict government response, forces Taiwan's Pegatron to halt iPhone production at two Chinese factories
Amazon Appeals Against Historic State Island Union Vote
Appeal filed by Amazon alleging misconduct by local federal office, after historic trade union vote at New York City warehouse
Apple Faces Extra EU Antitrust Charge Over Music Streaming – Report
European Commission is reportedly mulling an additional antitrust charge, amid its ongoing music streaming investigation of Apple
ISG Index: European IT Services Market Off to a Strong Start in 2022
Demand for cloud services continues to gather pace with an expected 44% increase according to the latest ISG Index.
Chip Shortage To Last Into 2023, Warns BMW CEO
No end in sight this year for the global chip shortage, warns CEO of BMW Oliver Zipse, with car industry only seeing improvements in 2023
Elon Musk Will Not Join Twitter Board, CEO Confirms
Last minute u-turn from Elon Musk, as Parag Agrawal confirms Musk will not, after all, join the board of directors at Twitter
JD.com Founder Richard Liu Steps Down As CEO
Richard Liu, founder of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, steps down as chief executive amidst ongoing regulatory crackdown on China's tech sector
European Telecoms Companies Cut Roaming Charges To Ukraine
Three, Vodafone, Deutsche Telekom and other major European operators cut charges for calls to Ukraine amidst growing refugee crisis
Block, Blockstream, Tesla Build ‘Green’ Bitcoin Mine
Fintech giant Block (formerly Square) works with Bitcoin infrastructure company Blockstream on Bitcoin mining facility powered by Tesla solar products
SpaceX Rocket Carries First-Ever Private Crew Into Orbit
SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule carries first-ever crew of four private citizens to International Space Station as US seeks to commercialise spaceflight
Spanish Renewable Energy Company Links With Google Cloud
Spanish renewable energy firm Capital Energy in deal with Google Cloud, which also announces unified support for popular Red Hat clone Rocky Linux
AI-Powered Surveillance Systems ‘Spreading In China’
'One Person, One File' systems using AI to automatically identify individuals and classify data spreading rapidly in China, claims report
EU Bans Crypto Services To Russia
New package of sanctions extends asset freeze to crypto-wallets amidst fears virtual assets could be used to get around existing measures
HP Shares Soar After Warren Buffett Reveals $4.2 billion Stake
Strategic move? Respected Wall Street investment group Berkshire Hathaway takes sizeable 11.4 percent stake in PC maker HP
Meta Finance Move With ‘Zuck Bucks’ Virtual Coins – Report
Plans at Meta to introduce virtual coins and lending services to its apps portfolio, despite cryptocurrency project collapse
Anonymous Hacks Kremlin’s Internal CCTV
Hacker group's self-declared war against Russia continues after Anonymous posts CCTV video footage from what it says is inside the Kremlim
Intel Latest Tech Firm To Suspend Operations In Russia
Chip giant Intel condemns Russia's invasion of Ukraine and suspends all operations in Russia, after previously halting chip shipments
Arson Damages Part Of Openreach Network In Kent
Not again. UK carrier Openreach confirms 7,400 premises impacted by malicious damage to its network, caused by an arson attack in Kent
Half Of Cybersecurity Professionals Consider Quitting – Study
New research from threat detection specialist Vectra reveals very worrying rise of health and mental pressures on security professionals